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Bluffton Diamond Sports says "Play Ball"; spring-summer registration starts soon

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 8:35pm

Although it’s only January Bluffton Diamond Sports is thinking about spring and summer baseball and softball.

Registration forms are being distributed this weekend in the Bluffton schools. A copy of the form is also an attachment to this story. Forms are also available at the elementary and middle school offices during school hours and also available at the turn-in locations.

The Diamond Sports season for most teams runs from the end of April to mid June.

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Sports
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Goose, goose, duck

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 5:44pm

Or, duck, duck, goose. Whatever. There's lot of feathered creatures on the National Quarry today. Maybe it's a convention.

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Technology key to social justice movements: Keeney lecture presenter

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 5:40pm

Nearly 500 years ago, new technology—the printing press—enabled a network of European printers to disseminate pamphlets that spread the word of the Protestant Reformation and helped spur the birth of Anabaptism.

Fifty years ago, television network news beamed the use of water cannons on black Americans across the U.S., aiding the cause of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement.

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Bluffton University
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Did you make the all-A list, or the A-B list?

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 5:35pm

CLICK for the elementary honor roll
CLICK for the middle school honor roll

The Bluffton High School honor roll for the second quarter 2012-13 was recently released. It follows:

All A Honor Roll

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People
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AARP tax aide help at Bluffton Senior Center starts soon

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 5:25pm

AARP tax-aide help will be available at the Bluffton Senior Center starting at 9 a.m., Thursday Feb. 7, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

AARP volunteers specialize in helping taxpayers with low and moderate-income, with special attention to those aged 60 and older.

Appointment is required and may be made by calling 419-358-8971 or stop by the Bluffton Senior Center. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

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Regional news
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Bluffton police warn of phone call scam in area

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2013 - 5:20pm

A number of area police agencies are taking "scam" reports where male caller tries to get elderly person to "bond" someone out of jail, Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief informed The Icon.

"This area is again being targeted by callers claiming to be trying to secure money to bond family members out of jail. This scam primarily targeting elderly people who may have a hard time hearing over the phone," he said.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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